Cycle time significantly reduced

ProfitTurning is a high-speed lathe roughing strategy developed by DP Technology for OD/ID/face cutting and other tasks. Fast, secure and efficient, it also extends tool life by significantly minimising wear. Compared to conventional ramping methods, ProfitTurning reduces machine cycle time as well as the frequency tooling inserts need to be replaced.

DP Technology´s R&D Director of Product and Engineering Ivan Kristic revealed the science behind ProfitTurning´s performance: “ESPRIT 2016´s ProfitTurning toolpath maintains consistent cutting forces and chip loads, allowing cutting speeds to be significantly increased.”

Kristic continued: “By employing trochoidal turning and controlled engagement techniques, the ProfitTurning toolpath also reduces vibration and residual stresses, which in turn makes it particularly well-suited to thin walls or hard materials, especially super alloys. The net result is significantly reduced cycle times and maximised productivity.”

ESPRIT 2016 uses a physics-based cutting engine which provides the foundation for the technologies such as ProfitTurning.

While traditional cutting strategies consider only the geometry of materials, ESPRIT 2016 can go deeper into the science of how different industrial materials can be cut in the most efficient ways possible. Its new toolpath technology uses the principles of physics to formulate strategies for each cutting challenge.

To do that, ESPRIT 2016 inputs all relevant factors in the toolpath algorithm such as tool material, tool shape, workpiece material, tool speed, feed rate, chip deforming, chip load, machine tool power, acceleration and deceleration. This helps establish complete control of the cutting environment, allowing for optimal cutting everywhere along the toolpath.